With few exceptions, existing work on Jordanian protest politics focuses primarily on protests occurring in Amman and organized by Jordan’s opposition parties or civil society groups. This paper proposes to examine unconventional forms of protests undertaken by Jordanian youths from economically marginalized areas outside of the capital. These include marches and tent camps organized by unemployed Jordanian youths. A prominent example of this is a 60-day tent camp organized by unemployed activists in 2016 in the town of Dhiban, south of Amman. Another prominent example is a march to Amman organized by unemployed activists from Dhiban and Madaba in February 2019 to demand the right to work. This paper sheds light on three crucial, yet under-studied, aspects of contentious activism in Jordan. First, it highlights the transgressive tactics used by youth activists, often in contradistinction to the routine, formal avenues of contestation used by Jordan’s opposition parties and civil society groups. Second, it draws attention to economic marginalization as a key driver of protest, even in areas that have traditionally been strongholds of the Jordanian regime. Finally, this paper reveals the tensions that characterize Jordan’s ongoing protest scene, especially given the reluctance of Jordan’s formal opposition to support the mobilization of economically marginalized youths.