We love our campfires. The allow open burning where I live so we also have a fire pit in the back yard. Its great for yard parties. Our idea of a "community" fire is our personal community of friends and family. Not that we don't like to get to know others from time to time, but...
Community campfires are akin to eating in the dining car on a train. More often than not you are seated with strangers. Always interesting, sometimes fun, often a bit strange. Not something we specifically look for as part of a vacation.