diff --git a/presto/scripts/run_benchmark.sh b/presto/scripts/run_benchmark.sh
index f54aca7e..88aa622b 100755
--- a/presto/scripts/run_benchmark.sh
+++ b/presto/scripts/run_benchmark.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ OPTIONS:
     -v, --verbose           Print debug logs for worker/engine detection
                             (e.g. node URIs, cluster-tag, GPU model).
                             Use when engine is misdetected or the run fails.
+    --parallel              Run given queries in parallel
 
 EXAMPLES:
     $0 -b tpch -s bench_sf100
@@ -171,6 +172,10 @@ parse_args() {
         export PRESTO_BENCHMARK_DEBUG=1
         shift
         ;;
+      --parallel)
+        PARALLEL=true
+        shift
+        ;;
       *)
         echo "Error: Unknown argument $1"
         print_help
@@ -247,6 +252,10 @@ if [[ "${SKIP_DROP_CACHE}" == "true" ]]; then
   PYTEST_ARGS+=("--skip-drop-cache")
 fi
 
+if [[ "${PARALLEL}" == "true" ]]; then
+  PYTEST_ARGS+=("--parallel")
+fi
+
 source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../scripts/py_env_functions.sh"
 
 trap delete_python_virtual_env EXIT
diff --git a/presto/testing/common/test_utils.py b/presto/testing/common/test_utils.py
index 604ac420..7579f519 100644
--- a/presto/testing/common/test_utils.py
+++ b/presto/testing/common/test_utils.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 def get_table_external_location(schema_name, table, presto_cursor):
-    create_table_text = presto_cursor.execute(f"SHOW CREATE TABLE hive.{schema_name}.{table}").fetchone()
+    create_table_text = presto_cursor.cursor().execute(f"SHOW CREATE TABLE hive.{schema_name}.{table}").fetchone()
     test_pattern = r"external_location = 'file:/var/lib/presto/data/hive/data/integration_test/(.*)'"
     user_pattern = r"external_location = 'file:/var/lib/presto/data/hive/data/user_data/(.*)'"
     assert len(create_table_text) == 1
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def get_scale_factor(request, presto_cursor):
     if bool(schema_name):
         # If a schema name is specified, get the scale factor from the metadata file located
         # where the table are fetching data from.
-        table = presto_cursor.execute(f"SHOW TABLES in {schema_name}").fetchone()[0]
+        table = presto_cursor.cursor().execute(f"SHOW TABLES in {schema_name}").fetchone()[0]
         location = get_table_external_location(schema_name, table, presto_cursor)
         repository_path = os.path.dirname(location)
     else:
diff --git a/presto/testing/performance_benchmarks/common_fixtures.py b/presto/testing/performance_benchmarks/common_fixtures.py
index 0892ea44..d253ef36 100644
--- a/presto/testing/performance_benchmarks/common_fixtures.py
+++ b/presto/testing/performance_benchmarks/common_fixtures.py
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ def presto_cursor(request):
     port = request.config.getoption("--port")
     user = request.config.getoption("--user")
     schema = request.config.getoption("--schema-name")
-    conn = prestodb.dbapi.connect(host=hostname, port=port, user=user, catalog="hive", schema=schema)
-    return conn.cursor()
+
+    return prestodb.dbapi.connect(host=hostname, port=port, user=user, catalog="hive",
+                                  schema=schema)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ def benchmark_query(request, presto_cursor, benchmark_queries, benchmark_result_
     profile = request.config.getoption("--profile")
     profile_script_path = request.config.getoption("--profile-script-path")
     metrics = request.config.getoption("--metrics")
+    parallel = request.config.getoption("--parallel")
     benchmark_type = request.node.obj.BENCHMARK_TYPE
     bench_output_dir = request.config.getoption("--output-dir")
     hostname = request.config.getoption("--hostname")
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ def benchmark_query(request, presto_cursor, benchmark_queries, benchmark_result_
     failed_queries_dict = benchmark_dict[BenchmarkKeys.FAILED_QUERIES_KEY]
     assert failed_queries_dict == {}
 
+    threads_dict = {}
+
     def benchmark_query_function(query_id):
         profile_output_file_path = None
         try:
@@ -102,8 +106,9 @@ def benchmark_query_function(query_id):
                 start_profiler(profile_script_path, profile_output_file_path)
             result = []
             for iteration_num in range(iterations):
-                cursor = presto_cursor.execute(
-                    "--" + str(benchmark_type) + "_" + str(query_id) + "--" + "\n" + benchmark_queries[query_id]
+                cursor = presto_cursor.cursor().execute(
+                    "--" + str(benchmark_type) + "_" + str(query_id) + "--" + "\n" +
+                    benchmark_queries[query_id]
                 )
                 result.append(cursor.stats["elapsedTimeMillis"])
 
@@ -138,5 +143,19 @@ def benchmark_query_function(query_id):
         finally:
             if profile and profile_output_file_path is not None:
                 stop_profiler(profile_script_path, profile_output_file_path)
-
-    return benchmark_query_function
+    
+    def parallel_benchmark_query_function(query_id):
+        local_query_id = query_id
+        threads_dict[local_query_id] = threading.Thread(target=benchmark_query_function, args=(local_query_id,))
+        num_queries = len(request.config.getoption("--queries").split(","))
+        num_threads = len(threads_dict.keys())
+        if (num_queries == num_threads):
+            for q in threads_dict.keys():
+                threads_dict[q].start()
+            for q in threads_dict.keys():
+                threads_dict[q].join()
+
+    if (parallel):
+        return parallel_benchmark_query_function
+    else:
+        return benchmark_query_function
diff --git a/presto/testing/performance_benchmarks/conftest.py b/presto/testing/performance_benchmarks/conftest.py
index 7989ed24..1c2c98e0 100644
--- a/presto/testing/performance_benchmarks/conftest.py
+++ b/presto/testing/performance_benchmarks/conftest.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
     parser.addoption("--profile-script-path")
     parser.addoption("--metrics", action="store_true", default=False)
     parser.addoption("--skip-drop-cache", action="store_true", default=False)
+    parser.addoption("--parallel", action="store_true", default=False)
 
 
 def pytest_configure(config):