diff --git a/benchmarking/parquet/conftest.py b/benchmarking/parquet/conftest.py
index f8062bf5d5..8172a524e2 100644
--- a/benchmarking/parquet/conftest.py
+++ b/benchmarking/parquet/conftest.py
@@ -60,3 +60,40 @@ def daft_native_read(path: str, columns: list[str] | None = None) -> pa.Table:
 def read_fn(request):
     """Fixture which returns the function to read a PyArrow table from a path"""
     return request.param
+
+
+def bulk_read_adapter(func):
+    def fn(files: list[str]) -> list[pa.Table]:
+        return [func(f) for f in files]
+
+    return fn
+
+
+def daft_bulk_read(paths: list[str], columns: list[str] | None = None) -> list[pa.Table]:
+    tables = daft.table.Table.read_parquet_bulk(paths, columns=columns)
+    return [t.to_arrow() for t in tables]
+
+
+def pyarrow_bulk_read(paths: list[str], columns: list[str] | None = None) -> list[pa.Table]:
+    return [pyarrow_read(f, columns=columns) for f in paths]
+
+
+def boto_bulk_read(paths: list[str], columns: list[str] | None = None) -> list[pa.Table]:
+    return [boto3_get_object_read(f, columns=columns) for f in paths]
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(
+    params=[
+        daft_bulk_read,
+        pyarrow_bulk_read,
+        boto_bulk_read,
+    ],
+    ids=[
+        "daft_bulk_read",
+        "pyarrow_bulk_read",
+        "boto3_bulk_read",
+    ],
+)
+def bulk_read_fn(request):
+    """Fixture which returns the function to read a PyArrow table from a path"""
+    return request.param
diff --git a/benchmarking/parquet/test_bulk_reads.py b/benchmarking/parquet/test_bulk_reads.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06712296e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarking/parquet/test_bulk_reads.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+
+PATH = (
+    "s3://eventual-dev-benchmarking-fixtures/parquet-benchmarking/tpch/200MB-2RG/daft_200MB_lineitem_chunk.RG-2.parquet"
+)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.benchmark(group="num_files_single_column")
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "num_files",
+    [1, 2, 4, 8],
+)
+def test_read_parquet_num_files_single_column(num_files, bulk_read_fn, benchmark):
+    data = benchmark(bulk_read_fn, [PATH] * num_files, columns=["L_ORDERKEY"])
+    assert len(data) == num_files
+    # Make sure the data is correct
+    for i in range(num_files):
+        assert data[i].column_names == ["L_ORDERKEY"]
+        assert len(data[i]) == 5515199
+
+
+@pytest.mark.benchmark(group="num_rowgroups_all_columns")
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "num_files",
+    [1, 2, 4],
+)
+def test_read_parquet_num_files_all_columns(num_files, bulk_read_fn, benchmark):
+    data = benchmark(bulk_read_fn, [PATH] * num_files)
+    assert len(data) == num_files
+
+    # Make sure the data is correct
+    for i in range(num_files):
+        assert len(data[i].column_names) == 16
+        assert len(data[i]) == 5515199
diff --git a/daft/table/table.py b/daft/table/table.py
index 9022361440..63dd4171ea 100644
--- a/daft/table/table.py
+++ b/daft/table/table.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
 from daft.arrow_utils import ensure_table
 from daft.daft import PyTable as _PyTable
-from daft.daft import _read_parquet
+from daft.daft import read_parquet as _read_parquet
+from daft.daft import read_parquet_bulk as _read_parquet_bulk
 from daft.daft import read_parquet_statistics as _read_parquet_statistics
 from daft.datatype import DataType
 from daft.expressions import Expression, ExpressionsProjection
@@ -357,6 +358,20 @@ def read_parquet(
             _read_parquet(uri=path, columns=columns, start_offset=start_offset, num_rows=num_rows, io_config=io_config)
         )
 
+    @classmethod
+    def read_parquet_bulk(
+        cls,
+        paths: list[str],
+        columns: list[str] | None = None,
+        start_offset: int | None = None,
+        num_rows: int | None = None,
+        io_config: IOConfig | None = None,
+    ) -> list[Table]:
+        pytables = _read_parquet_bulk(
+            uris=paths, columns=columns, start_offset=start_offset, num_rows=num_rows, io_config=io_config
+        )
+        return [Table._from_pytable(t) for t in pytables]
+
     @classmethod
     def read_parquet_statistics(
         cls,
diff --git a/src/daft-parquet/src/python.rs b/src/daft-parquet/src/python.rs
index 013e28c9dd..363ed2b4b9 100644
--- a/src/daft-parquet/src/python.rs
+++ b/src/daft-parquet/src/python.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub mod pylib {
     use pyo3::{pyfunction, PyResult, Python};
 
     #[pyfunction]
-    pub fn _read_parquet(
+    pub fn read_parquet(
         py: Python,
         uri: &str,
         columns: Option<Vec<&str>>,
@@ -30,6 +30,30 @@ pub mod pylib {
         })
     }
 
+    #[pyfunction]
+    pub fn read_parquet_bulk(
+        py: Python,
+        uris: Vec<&str>,
+        columns: Option<Vec<&str>>,
+        start_offset: Option<usize>,
+        num_rows: Option<usize>,
+        io_config: Option<IOConfig>,
+    ) -> PyResult<Vec<PyTable>> {
+        py.allow_threads(|| {
+            let io_client = get_io_client(io_config.unwrap_or_default().config.into())?;
+            Ok(crate::read::read_parquet_bulk(
+                uris.as_ref(),
+                columns.as_deref(),
+                start_offset,
+                num_rows,
+                io_client,
+            )?
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|v| v.into())
+            .collect())
+        })
+    }
+
     #[pyfunction]
     pub fn read_parquet_schema(
         py: Python,
@@ -55,7 +79,8 @@ pub mod pylib {
     }
 }
 pub fn register_modules(_py: Python, parent: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
-    parent.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(pylib::_read_parquet))?;
+    parent.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(pylib::read_parquet))?;
+    parent.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(pylib::read_parquet_bulk))?;
     parent.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(pylib::read_parquet_schema))?;
     parent.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(pylib::read_parquet_statistics))?;
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/daft-parquet/src/read.rs b/src/daft-parquet/src/read.rs
index 6e44592ec2..8487340200 100644
--- a/src/daft-parquet/src/read.rs
+++ b/src/daft-parquet/src/read.rs
@@ -9,22 +9,19 @@ use daft_core::{
 };
 use daft_io::{get_runtime, IOClient};
 use daft_table::Table;
-use futures::future::join_all;
+use futures::future::{join_all, try_join_all};
 use snafu::ResultExt;
 
 use crate::{file::ParquetReaderBuilder, JoinSnafu};
 
-pub fn read_parquet(
+async fn read_parquet_single(
     uri: &str,
     columns: Option<&[&str]>,
     start_offset: Option<usize>,
     num_rows: Option<usize>,
     io_client: Arc<IOClient>,
 ) -> DaftResult<Table> {
-    let runtime_handle = get_runtime(true)?;
-    let _rt_guard = runtime_handle.enter();
-    let builder = runtime_handle
-        .block_on(async { ParquetReaderBuilder::from_uri(uri, io_client.clone()).await })?;
+    let builder = ParquetReaderBuilder::from_uri(uri, io_client.clone()).await?;
 
     let builder = if let Some(columns) = columns {
         builder.prune_columns(columns)?
@@ -38,7 +35,7 @@ pub fn read_parquet(
 
     let parquet_reader = builder.build()?;
     let ranges = parquet_reader.prebuffer_ranges(io_client)?;
-    let table = runtime_handle.block_on(async { parquet_reader.read_from_ranges(ranges).await })?;
+    let table = parquet_reader.read_from_ranges(ranges).await?;
 
     match (start_offset, num_rows) {
         (None, None) if metadata_num_rows != table.len() => {
@@ -81,6 +78,51 @@ pub fn read_parquet(
     Ok(table)
 }
 
+pub fn read_parquet(
+    uri: &str,
+    columns: Option<&[&str]>,
+    start_offset: Option<usize>,
+    num_rows: Option<usize>,
+    io_client: Arc<IOClient>,
+) -> DaftResult<Table> {
+    let runtime_handle = get_runtime(true)?;
+    let _rt_guard = runtime_handle.enter();
+    runtime_handle.block_on(async {
+        read_parquet_single(uri, columns, start_offset, num_rows, io_client).await
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn read_parquet_bulk(
+    uris: &[&str],
+    columns: Option<&[&str]>,
+    start_offset: Option<usize>,
+    num_rows: Option<usize>,
+    io_client: Arc<IOClient>,
+) -> DaftResult<Vec<Table>> {
+    let runtime_handle = get_runtime(true)?;
+    let _rt_guard = runtime_handle.enter();
+    let owned_columns = columns.map(|s| s.iter().map(|v| String::from(*v)).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+
+    let tables = runtime_handle
+        .block_on(async move {
+            try_join_all(uris.iter().map(|uri| {
+                let uri = uri.to_string();
+                let owned_columns = owned_columns.clone();
+                let io_client = io_client.clone();
+                tokio::task::spawn(async move {
+                    let columns = owned_columns
+                        .as_ref()
+                        .map(|s| s.iter().map(AsRef::as_ref).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+                    read_parquet_single(&uri, columns.as_deref(), start_offset, num_rows, io_client)
+                        .await
+                })
+            }))
+            .await
+        })
+        .context(JoinSnafu { path: "UNKNOWN" })?;
+    tables.into_iter().collect::<DaftResult<Vec<_>>>()
+}
+
 pub fn read_parquet_schema(uri: &str, io_client: Arc<IOClient>) -> DaftResult<Schema> {
     let runtime_handle = get_runtime(true)?;
     let _rt_guard = runtime_handle.enter();
diff --git a/tests/integration/io/parquet/test_reads_public_data.py b/tests/integration/io/parquet/test_reads_public_data.py
index 95463abe75..f2743f349b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/io/parquet/test_reads_public_data.py
+++ b/tests/integration/io/parquet/test_reads_public_data.py
@@ -186,6 +186,17 @@ def test_parquet_read_table(parquet_file):
     pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(daft_native_read.to_pandas(), pa_read.to_pandas())
 
 
+@pytest.mark.integration()
+def test_parquet_read_table_bulk(parquet_file):
+    _, url = parquet_file
+    daft_native_reads = Table.read_parquet_bulk([url] * 2, io_config=IOConfig(s3=S3Config(anonymous=True)))
+    pa_read = Table.from_arrow(read_parquet_with_pyarrow(url))
+
+    for daft_native_read in daft_native_reads:
+        assert daft_native_read.schema() == pa_read.schema()
+        pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(daft_native_read.to_pandas(), pa_read.to_pandas())
+
+
 @pytest.mark.integration()
 def test_parquet_read_df(parquet_file):
     _, url = parquet_file