Tuesday 8 December 2026, 5:30 to 9:30pm
Culpeper evening at Rixey Manor
The first session, in an 1801 manor house near Culpeper. Arrive from 5:30 for food, drinks and setup help, then build from 6:30 to 9:30.
Up to 20 people$150
Workshops · For women and non-binary people
Build your first real app with AI, in a room that was made for you.
I am not a trained engineer. I have built production software with AI anyway, and I have the mistakes to prove it. These are small, hands-on vibe coding workshops for women and non-binary people. Come as you are, no experience needed, and leave with something you built yourself.
Sessions
Five ways in.
The first evening is set for Tuesday 8 December at Rixey Manor. Dates and venues for the others are being confirmed. Register your interest and you hear first, before tickets go on general sale.
A weeknight in January 2027
Washington, DC evening
About three hours of building, then an hour’s social. Doors open early with food and setup help.
About 15 to 20 people$250
A weeknight in January 2027
Fredericksburg evening
About three hours of building, then an hour’s social. Doors open early with food and setup help.
About 15 to 20 people$250
A weeknight in January 2027
Charlottesville evening
About three hours of building, then an hour’s social. Doors open early with food and setup help.
About 15 to 20 people$250
Spring 2027
The full day at Rixey Manor
A full day of building in an 1801 manor house, a proper lunch, and a mixer afterwards. Hotel discounts in Culpeper.
About 15 peopleAbout $900
What you do
Build your own thing, not a demo.
- Something real from your own life or work. The spreadsheet you hate, the form you fill in every week, the tool you keep wishing existed.
- You build it with Claude Code, with helpers in the room so nobody sits stuck.
- The part most courses skip: keeping your keys and other people’s data safe, and what happens when other people start relying on what you made.
- Show and tell at the end, then time to talk to everyone else who built something.
Included
Arrive ready.
- A Claude Code setup course, sent as soon as you book, with separate steps for Mac and Windows, so you arrive ready to build.
- Food, and help at the door for anyone whose setup did not go to plan.
- A follow-up video call a few weeks later to fix whatever broke once you got home.
Bring a laptop and charger. Claude Pro is not included in the ticket: see what to budget.
What to budget
On top of the ticket.
Budget about $20 on top of the ticket for an evening, and up to about $40 for the full day. No surprises on the night.
Claude Pro
$20 for one month
Required. This is what runs Claude Code, and the free Claude plan does not include it. You can cancel after the workshop if you do not keep building.
Extra Claude usage
$0, or up to about $20
Most beginners stay inside the Pro limits for an evening. On the full day a heavy builder might hit the limit; you can turn on extra usage with a spending cap you set, or simply take a break while it resets.
Hosting, code storage and a database
$0
Everything we use on the night has a free tier. A site you later run for a business may cost up to about $20 a month to keep online.
Your own web address
Optional, about $10 to $20 a year
Only if you want your project at a name of your own.
Prices checked September 2026. Claude Pro is $17 a month if you pay for a year.
The room
A safe space, on purpose.
- Created for women and non-binary people. Come as you are, no experience needed.
- Be kind. Everyone in the room is learning, including the helpers.
- Anyone who makes the room feel unsafe for others will be asked to leave.
- There is always a named person at the event you can go to if anything feels off.
Free diversity tickets
Up to 3 free tickets at every session.
For women and non-binary people who work or volunteer with LGBTQ+ organisations, women’s charities or homelessness charities, who are part of the communities those charities serve, or for whom the ticket price is the only thing in the way.
Tick the box on the form and tell us a little about why. You never need to share anything you are not comfortable with. Nobody else at the event will know who has one.
Register your interest
Hear first when dates are set.
No payment now. Isadora emails you personally when dates and venues are confirmed, and people on this list get first pick of seats.
Questions
Before you register.
Are there vibe coding workshops for women in DC or Virginia?
Yes. Isadora Martin-Dye runs vibe coding workshops for women and non-binary people: an evening at Rixey Manor near Culpeper on Tuesday 8 December 2026 at $150, evenings in Washington, DC, Fredericksburg and Charlottesville in January 2027 at $250, and a full day at Rixey Manor in Virginia in spring 2027. The other dates are being confirmed, and you can register your interest now.
Do I need any coding experience?
No. The evenings are built for people who have never written code. If you have already built something, say so on the form so the helpers know where to start you.
What is vibe coding?
Building working software by describing what you want to an AI tool in plain English, then testing and adjusting what it makes. You still make every decision. The AI does the typing.
How much will Claude cost on top of the ticket?
You need Claude Pro, which is $20 for a month and includes Claude Code. The free Claude plan does not. Hosting, code storage and a database all have free tiers for what we build. Budget about $20 for an evening and up to about $40 for the full day, in case you want extra usage.
What do I need to bring?
A laptop and its charger, with Claude Pro set up. The setup course walks you through it before the day.
Are there diversity tickets or free places?
Yes. Every session keeps up to 3 free diversity tickets for women and non-binary people connected to LGBTQ+, women’s or homelessness charities, or for whom the price is the only thing in the way. Ask on the interest form.
Who is it for?
Women and non-binary people. It is a deliberately small, welcoming room where nobody has to prove they belong.
What if it snows?
If the roads are not safe, the session moves to the following week and your ticket carries over.
Can my company book this for our team?
Yes. Private workshops for company teams run for 3 hours or a full day. See isadoraandco.com/speaker/teams.
Want this for your team? Private workshops for companies.
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