- The Roblox Innovation Awards 2026 Voting Hub has six free UGC items players can unlock by completing simple activities.
- Objectives include voting in all 19 categories, joining a nominated game, taking a screenshot, collecting hidden cubes, completing the secret obby, and simply joining the hub.
- Players can claim every item before the voting period ends on August 11, 2026.
RIA, also known as Roblox Innovation Awards, is an annual event, and just like in past years, 2026 brings free UGC items for Robloxians. With six free rewards up for grabs, you might wonder about the ways to get them. Well, in this guide, we lay out the steps on how to get all free items in the Roblox Innovation Awards 2026 voting hub.
List of Roblox Innovation Awards 2026 Voting Hub Free UGC Items
Before we dive into the details, you must know the objectives and how long the free prizes event for RIA 2026 runs. As per the official dates, the voting hub opened on July 29, 2026, and will end on August 11, 2026, at 8:00 PM PST.
The winners of RIA 2026 will be announced on September 12. However, the free UGC prize items will be available in your inventory as soon as you complete one of the objectives in the Roblox Innovation Awards 2026 voting hub. With that being said, here is the full list of rewards and tasks:
| Reward | Objective |
|---|---|
 RIA 2026 Welcome Cap | Join the voting hub once |
 RIA 2026 World Builder Hammer | Vote in all 19 award categories |
 RIA 2026 VFX Staff of Wizardry | Visit any nominated experience through a portal and return |
 RIA 2026 Aura of Re-Animation | Use the hub’s screenshot feature once |
 RIA 2026 Programmer’s Scrolls | Find all seven hidden cubes across the hub |
 RIA 2026 Musical Mindset Aura | Finish the hidden obby inside the hub |
RIA 2026 Free Welcome Cap
The easiest reward to unlock is the Welcome Cap from the Roblox Innovation Awards 2026 voting hub. Simply launch [RIA26] The Block on Roblox. As soon as you load into the experience, the badge is awarded automatically, and the cap is added to your inventory. You don’t need to complete any extra objectives for this reward.
World Builder Hammer Prize in RIA 2026 Free
To earn the RIA 2026 World Builder Hammer, you must vote in every category available in this year’s Innovation Awards. After spawning into the hub:
- Walk straight and right before the big Roblox icon, and walk into the portal.
- Vote for your favorite game or creator in the current category.
- Use the arrows to move to the next category.
- Repeat until you’ve voted in all 19 categories.
RIA 2026 Free VFX Staff of Wizardry
The VFX Staff of Wizardry only requires a quick trip through one of the game portals. It is rewarded for using the portal to try out one of the nominated games. Here is how you can get the free VFX Staff of Wizardry:
- Head to either side of the hub where the nominated game portals are located
- Walk on top of the portal to enter.
- Choose any featured experience and let the game load.
- Leave the experience and return to the Innovation Awards hub.
After returning, you’ll receive the RIA 2026 Interdimensional Travel badge along with the VFX Staff of Wizardry. If you decide to stay and play instead of returning immediately, check out our guides for some of Roblox’s biggest experiences. We suggest the Grow a Garden 2 wiki for those just starting it.
Get the Aura of Re-Animation for Free in RIA26 Voting Hub
Unlike last year’s photo booth, the 2026 hub uses Roblox’s built-in capture feature. To get the free UGC Aura of Re-Animation item from the Roblox Innovation Awards 2026 voting hub, click the camera icon on the right side of the screen. Completing a single screenshot unlocks the RIA 2026 Smile, You’re on Camera badge and awards the Aura of Re-Animation.
All Seven Hidden Cube Locations for Free RIA 2026 Programmer’s Scrolls
The Programmer’s Scrolls require you to collect seven hidden cubes scattered throughout the Roblox Innovation Awards 2026 voting hub. There is no fixed order, so you can collect whichever cube you find first. Here is the list of all locations along with a slideshow to help you out visually:
- From the spawn, take left and keep walking. A cube will be floating on the second obby platform.
- Keep following the route on the left by doing obstacles, and at the first junction, you will find another cube.
- Come slightly back and then take the right toward the center of the lobby. Follow the obby to find a cube in the middle top part of the map. (Also the place where you get the free musical mindset aura).
- Now go back again and, from the big Roblox icon, take right (stay on the obby). At the end of the obstacles, you will find another cube.
- From there, take the left obstacle path, and you will find another cube on the way toward spawn.
- Another cube is located behind the small speaker at the right edge of the lobby.
- The final cube (not positionally) is near the spawn. Just look to your left and go behind the large speaker.
- Once the seventh cube is collected, you’ll automatically unlock the RIA 2026 Techno Seeker badge and receive the Programmer’s Scrolls.
RIA 2026 Musical Mindset Aura
The final challenge rewards the Musical Mindset Aura. While searching for the hidden cubes, you’ll come across a hidden obstacle course built into the edge of the hub. Follow the platforming path, making your way across the jumps and branching routes until you reach the end of the obby. Finishing the course awards the RIA 2026 Obby Master badge, which also unlocks the Musical Mindset Aura.
That covers every free UGC item currently available in the Roblox Innovation Awards 2026 Voting Hub. Which reward is your favorite this year? Let us know in the comments below. If you’re done collecting these rewards, don’t forget to grab the latest freebies from other Roblox game codes.
There are six free UGC items available during the 2026 event. You can earn them by joining the hub, voting in all 19 categories, visiting a nominated game, taking a screenshot, collecting all seven hidden cubes, and completing the secret obby.
The voting period runs until August 11, 2026. Make sure to claim every free reward before the event ends, as the UGC items may no longer be available afterward.
Yes, objectives only take a few minutes to finish, and you can collect all six rewards in a single visit if you explore the hub and complete every challenge.
