1968 riots may refer to:

• 1968 Democratic National Convention protest activity, August 1968, Chicago, Illinois
• 1968 Chicago riots (West Side Riots), April 7–14, Chicago, Illinois
• 1968 Washington, D.C. riots, April 4–8, Washington, D.C.
• Baltimore riot of 1968, April 6–7, Baltimore, Maryland
• Glenville Shootout, July 23–28, Cleveland, Ohio
• Louisville riots of 1968, May 27, Louisville, Kentucky
• May 1968 in France, student riots in Paris, France
• Orangeburg massacre, February 8, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina