diff --git a/dataframe.cabal b/dataframe.cabal
index 615720c..5cb8921 100644
--- a/dataframe.cabal
+++ b/dataframe.cabal
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ library
                     DataFrame.IO.JSON,
                     DataFrame.IO.Unstable.CSV,
                     DataFrame.IO.Parquet,
-                    DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Binary
-                    DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Dictionary
-                    DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Levels
-                    DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Thrift
+                    DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Binary,
+                    DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Dictionary,
+                    DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Levels,
+                    DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Thrift,
                     DataFrame.IO.Parquet.ColumnStatistics,
                     DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Compression,
                     DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Encoding,
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ library
                       zlib >= 0.5 && < 1,
                       zstd >= 0.1.2.0 && < 0.2,
                       mmap >= 0.5.8 && < 0.6,
-                      parallel >= 3.2.2.0 && < 5
+                      parallel >= 3.2.2.0 && < 5,
+                      filepath >= 1.4 && < 2,
+                      Glob >= 0.10 && < 1,
+
     hs-source-dirs:   src
     c-sources:        cbits/process_csv.c
     include-dirs:     cbits
diff --git a/src/DataFrame.hs b/src/DataFrame.hs
index d11b760..c50c43b 100644
--- a/src/DataFrame.hs
+++ b/src/DataFrame.hs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ import DataFrame.IO.CSV as CSV (
     writeCsv,
     writeSeparated,
  )
-import DataFrame.IO.Parquet as Parquet (readParquet)
+import DataFrame.IO.Parquet as Parquet (readParquet, readParquetFiles)
 import DataFrame.IO.Unstable.CSV as UnstableCSV (
     fastReadCsvUnstable,
     fastReadTsvUnstable,
diff --git a/src/DataFrame/IO/Parquet.hs b/src/DataFrame/IO/Parquet.hs
index dca9b47..7079ece 100644
--- a/src/DataFrame/IO/Parquet.hs
+++ b/src/DataFrame/IO/Parquet.hs
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
 
-module DataFrame.IO.Parquet where
+module DataFrame.IO.Parquet (
+    readParquet,
+    readParquetFiles,
+) where
 
 import Control.Monad
 import Data.Bits
@@ -18,12 +21,18 @@ import Data.Word
 import qualified DataFrame.Internal.Column as DI
 import DataFrame.Internal.DataFrame (DataFrame)
 import qualified DataFrame.Operations.Core as DI
+import DataFrame.Operations.Merge ()
+import System.FilePath.Glob (glob)
+
 
 import DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Dictionary
 import DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Levels
 import DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Page
 import DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Thrift
 import DataFrame.IO.Parquet.Types
+import System.Directory (doesDirectoryExist)
+
+import System.FilePath ((</>))
 
 {- | Read a parquet file from path and load it into a dataframe.
 
@@ -107,6 +116,24 @@ readParquet path = do
 
     pure $ DI.fromNamedColumns orderedColumns
 
+readParquetFiles :: FilePath -> IO DataFrame
+readParquetFiles path = do
+    isDir <- doesDirectoryExist path
+
+    let pat = if isDir then path </> "*" else path
+
+    matches <- glob pat
+
+    files <- filterM (fmap not . doesDirectoryExist) matches
+
+    case files of
+        [] ->
+            error $
+                "readParquetFiles: no parquet files found for " ++ path
+        _ -> do
+            dfs <- mapM readParquet files
+            pure (mconcat dfs)
+
 readMetadataFromPath :: FilePath -> IO FileMetadata
 readMetadataFromPath path = do
     contents <- BSO.readFile path