Hi yes there are for example
Feel good community or shadow hunters community by @melinda010100 she is actually on a holiday but makes great contests
The feathered friends community there you can find @sofs-su with "let our picture tell your story"
The #marketfriday by @dswigle
The Ladies of hive @ladiesofhive
Just a few examples where newbies are for sure welcome
When you klick to my Profile you find:
Blog - post - COMMUNITIES and there you easily find the above mentioned community links in my List wich I have joined :-)
Haha ;-) I should make a newbies posting out if this many informations
If I can help you just ask :-)