A free social community for women in DC

Stop swiping. Come hang out.

Hens is where DC-area women find plans, make plans, and meet the people who actually want to go. Dinners, shows, classes, adventures, parties—all the things you keep saying you should do.

No date required. No plus-one required. No waiting required.

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Not a dating group
Free membership
Most people come alone

The join button opens our private Facebook group. If a plan costs money, we’ll tell you upfront.

A long restaurant table of Hens members smiling toward the camera at the first Hens dinner in DC

The first dinner: 20 women on a Saturday. Most arrived alone. By dessert, nobody felt like they had.

1,300+ women in less than a year.

Apparently, a lot of us needed better Saturday plans.

The idea behind Hens

Maybe Plan A was overrated.

Maybe he didn’t choose you. Maybe you stopped choosing him. Maybe nobody rejected anybody—you’re just tired of staying home because your friends are busy.

Who cares?

You still have places to go, things to try, and one extremely available life.

Single, married, dating, divorced, widowed, joyfully unavailable—same deal. The problem was never your relationship status. It was the waiting.

Want love? Great. Date if you feel like it. But love isn’t the starting gun for the rest of your life. When it arrives, it can meet you where you are: out with friends, doing everything.

Maybe we’re rejects. Fine. The rejects have reservations.

We’re not waiting to be rescued. We have plans.

Choose a plan

There’s always a plan

So, what are we doing?

Dinner somewhere new? A show nobody else wants to see? Kickboxing followed by cocktails? Post it. Join it. We’re in.

Dinners & drinks

New restaurants, long tables, neighborhood drinks, and absolutely no interview questions about where this relationship is going.

Culture & shows

Theater, concerts, museums, author talks, and a home for every extra ticket.

Classes & adventures

Hikes, workshops, kickboxing, day trips, and saying yes before you have time to talk yourself out of it.

Parties & traditions

Costumes, pajamas, holidays, birthdays, and the nights that become running jokes for years.

See what’s on the calendar

On the calendar

This week, and most weeks.

Two plans you can count on, plus whatever somebody posted this morning.

Sundays · 1–3 PM · West End Library

Hens Sunday: We Don’t Give a Cluck

Washington’s lowest-effort social plan. Come as you are—or as brunch left you. Coffee, a book, a walk, a chat. No agenda.

Thursdays · 5–8 PM · Ten Ten

Animal House: Hens × Stags Happy Hour

No speed dating, no name tags, no mandatory fun facts. Just drinks and humans who left home. Come solo or bring a friend.

Sat, Sep 12Hens See Sara Bareilles interest check
Sun, Sep 20Hens Glow-Up: free spray tans, mimosas, and Georgetown
Mon, Sep 28Hens See Charli xcx interest check
Sat, Oct 3Hens See Olivia Rodrigo interest check
Sat, Oct 24Hens See Jerry Seinfeld interest check
Sat, Nov 21Hens See Doja Cat interest check

A few of the plans on the Hens calendar right now. Interest checks become plans once enough Hens say yes. The rest—and the RSVPs—are inside the group.

Join Hens — free

Hens members in pajamas sharing a couch and drinks at a pajama party

How it works

Join. Pick something. Show up.

Join free

Request to join, and that’s it. A Hen usually lets you in the same day.

Find or make a plan

Choose something that sounds fun—or suggest the thing you wish somebody else would organize.

Go

Most people come alone. The hardest part is leaving the couch.

If a plan has a ticket or a cost, it says so before you RSVP.

This is Hens

Yes, these women met on the internet.

They came to dinner, took the class, wore the costume, and met people who kept showing up.

Was walking in alone a little weird? For five minutes. Then somebody ordered fries.

We’ll save you a seat.

A long restaurant table of Hens members, every one of them smiling at the camera

A large group of Hens members posing together on a city street at night — A night out. Strangers at seven. Group chat by ten.

Hens members in boxing gloves lined up at a kickboxing class — Kickboxing class. Nobody got hurt. Several got hooked.

Hens members in costumes crowded together at a costume party — Costume party. Effort levels varied.

Seven Hens members in sun hats and sunglasses on a cobblestone street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico — Old San Juan. “We should go sometime” got a date.

Three Hens members with event lanyards under a shade sail at the Bands & Brews bar crawl in Del Ray — Bands & Brews in Del Ray. The couch was not consulted.

Eight Hens members in red, white, and blue with fireworks bursting behind them on the Fourth of July — Fourth of July. No plus-one required.

Come to the next one

Actual Hens. Actual lives.

Turns out, having people changes things.

We could explain Hens all day. These women say it better.

As a single mom, I am super busy. Dating was my main way of getting out, and it sometimes made me feel even more lonely. Since Hens, I’m so busy that dating has become secondary.
Sophie

I still want to meet someone, especially now that my kids are in college. But it doesn’t feel so crucial anymore, because I’m doing all these fun things.
Jessica

It seems impossible that I haven’t known these women forever. I worry I won’t meet my person, but it’s better now that I have my people, my community. I see these women every single week.
Sara

Guys come and go, especially DC guys and at this age. But I know these women are here to stay.
Patricia

Our story

Plan B got very popular.

Hens started as the Plan B Society, founded by Betsy Silverstine around one very good idea: Plan A was never the only way to have a great life.

It began with Betsy noticing something she didn’t like: she was single again, swiping again, and putting the restaurants, the festivals, and the trips on hold until she wasn’t.

Make a plan. Invite some women. Go.

Twenty women came to the first dinner. In less than a year, more than 1,300 had joined—and Plan B was clearly getting too big for its name.

So Plan B Society became Hens: a name for the women who show up and keep the calendar full.

Founded by Betsy. Built by every woman who said yes.

House rules

Be a good Hen.

Show up when you say you will. Respect people’s privacy. Be lovely to our venues and hosts. Welcome the woman who came alone.

No cliques. No cruelty. No making somebody regret leaving the house.

Every Hen was new once.

Read the community guidelines

Coming early 2027

Facebook for now. Our own henhouse soon.

The Hens app is coming in early 2027, with the plans, people, and details all in one place.

Join the list. We’ll tell you when the doors open.

Partner with Hens

Want to do something brilliant together?

Hens is a community of women who make plans, try new things, tell their friends—and actually show up.

We work with brands that make the plan better—not brands looking to crash the party.

1,300+DC-area members

Weeklyrepeat community plans

Real lifeexperiences, trials and tables

If that sounds like you, let’s make a plan.

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is Hens a dating or singles group?

No. Hens is for women—single, dating, married, partnered, divorced, widowed or joyfully unavailable. Your relationship status is not an admission requirement. We do have select events with our DC male counterpart, Stags.

Does it cost money to join?

Joining is free. Some plans have a ticket or a per-person cost, and you’ll see it before you RSVP. No dues, no secret handshake fee.

How do I join?

Tap “Join Hens” and request to join. A Hen usually lets you in the same day. The plans are waiting.

What kinds of plans does Hens offer?

Dinners, drinks, theater, concerts, classes, hikes, parties, workshops, day trips, and whatever somebody suggests next.

Do I need to know someone before I come?

No. Come alone. It may feel awkward for five minutes. Then somebody asks how you heard about Hens, and you’re off.

Where are events held?

All over Washington, DC, and the surrounding area. Wherever the plan is, that’s where we are.

What are you doing Thursday?

Come alone. Leave with plans.

Join 1,300+ DC-area women finding things to do—and people who want to do them too.

Your couch will understand.

Join Hens — it’s free