diff --git a/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py b/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py
index 393a8fac5c2d..387fb719261a 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/snowflake/__init__.py
@@ -808,6 +808,78 @@ def read_json(
     def _get_schema_for_table(self, *, qualname: str, schema: str) -> str:
         return qualname
 
+    def read_parquet(
+        self, path: str | Path, table_name: str | None = None, **kwargs: Any
+    ) -> ir.Table:
+        """Read a Parquet file into an ibis table, using Snowflake.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        path
+            Path to a Parquet file
+        table_name
+            Optional table name
+        **kwargs
+            Additional keyword arguments. See
+            https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/create-file-format#type-parquet
+            for the full list of options.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Table
+            An ibis table expression
+        """
+        import pyarrow.parquet as pq
+
+        from ibis.formats.pyarrow import PyArrowSchema
+
+        schema = PyArrowSchema.to_ibis(pq.read_metadata(path).schema.to_arrow_schema())
+
+        stage = util.gen_name("read_parquet_stage")
+        file_format = util.gen_name("read_parquet_format")
+        table = table_name or util.gen_name("read_parquet_snowflake")
+        qtable = self._quote(table)
+        threads = min((os.cpu_count() or 2) // 2, 99)
+
+        options = " " * bool(kwargs) + " ".join(
+            f"{name.upper()} = {value!r}" for name, value in kwargs.items()
+        )
+
+        # we can't infer the schema from the format alone because snowflake
+        # doesn't support logical timestamp types in parquet files
+        #
+        # see
+        # https://community.snowflake.com/s/article/How-to-load-logical-type-TIMESTAMP-data-from-Parquet-files-into-Snowflake
+        names_types = [
+            (name, SnowflakeType.to_string(typ), typ.nullable, typ.is_timestamp())
+            for name, typ in schema.items()
+        ]
+        snowflake_schema = ", ".join(
+            f"{self._quote(col)} {typ}{' NOT NULL' * (not nullable)}"
+            for col, typ, nullable, _ in names_types
+        )
+        cols = ", ".join(
+            f"$1:{col}{'::VARCHAR' * is_timestamp}::{typ}"
+            for col, typ, _, is_timestamp in names_types
+        )
+
+        with self.begin() as con:
+            con.exec_driver_sql(
+                f"CREATE TEMP FILE FORMAT {file_format} TYPE = PARQUET" + options
+            )
+            con.exec_driver_sql(
+                f"CREATE TEMP STAGE {stage} FILE_FORMAT = {file_format}"
+            )
+            con.exec_driver_sql(
+                f"PUT '{Path(path).absolute().as_uri()}' @{stage} PARALLEL = {threads:d}"
+            )
+            con.exec_driver_sql(f"CREATE TEMP TABLE {qtable} ({snowflake_schema})")
+            con.exec_driver_sql(
+                f"COPY INTO {qtable} FROM (SELECT {cols} FROM @{stage})"
+            )
+
+        return self.table(table)
+
 
 @compiles(sa.Table, "snowflake")
 def compile_table(element, compiler, **kw):
diff --git a/ibis/backends/snowflake/tests/test_client.py b/ibis/backends/snowflake/tests/test_client.py
index 030626f4a942..34508050b0b5 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/snowflake/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/snowflake/tests/test_client.py
@@ -211,3 +211,11 @@ def test_read_json(con, tmp_path, serialize, json_data):
 
     assert t.schema() == ibis.schema(dict(a="int", b="string", c="array<json>"))
     assert t.count().execute() == len(json_data)
+
+
+def test_read_parquet(con, data_dir):
+    path = data_dir / "parquet" / "functional_alltypes.parquet"
+
+    t = con.read_parquet(path)
+
+    assert t.timestamp_col.type().is_timestamp()
diff --git a/ibis/backends/tests/test_register.py b/ibis/backends/tests/test_register.py
index 13605bb0dbce..149e1220569d 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/tests/test_register.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/tests/test_register.py
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ def test_register_garbage(con, monkeypatch):
         "mysql",
         "pandas",
         "postgres",
-        "snowflake",
         "sqlite",
         "trino",
     ]