diff --git a/src/datasets/packaged_modules/arrow/arrow.py b/src/datasets/packaged_modules/arrow/arrow.py
index 223a74602c35..0bceaa69fab8 100644
--- a/src/datasets/packaged_modules/arrow/arrow.py
+++ b/src/datasets/packaged_modules/arrow/arrow.py
@@ -42,8 +42,12 @@ def _split_generators(self, dl_manager):
             # Infer features if they are stored in the arrow schema
             if self.info.features is None:
                 for file in itertools.chain.from_iterable(files):
-                    with open(file, "rb") as f:
-                        self.info.features = datasets.Features.from_arrow_schema(pa.ipc.open_stream(f).schema)
+                    data_memory_map = pa.memory_map(file)
+                    try:
+                        reader = pa.ipc.open_stream(data_memory_map)
+                    except pa.lib.ArrowInvalid:
+                        reader = pa.ipc.open_file(data_memory_map)
+                    self.info.features = datasets.Features.from_arrow_schema(reader.schema)
                     break
             splits.append(datasets.SplitGenerator(name=split_name, gen_kwargs={"files": files}))
         return splits
@@ -57,14 +61,19 @@ def _cast_table(self, pa_table: pa.Table) -> pa.Table:
 
     def _generate_tables(self, files):
         for file_idx, file in enumerate(itertools.chain.from_iterable(files)):
-            with open(file, "rb") as f:
+            try:
+                data_memory_map = pa.memory_map(file)
                 try:
-                    for batch_idx, record_batch in enumerate(pa.ipc.open_stream(f)):
-                        pa_table = pa.Table.from_batches([record_batch])
-                        # Uncomment for debugging (will print the Arrow table size and elements)
-                        # logger.warning(f"pa_table: {pa_table} num rows: {pa_table.num_rows}")
-                        # logger.warning('\n'.join(str(pa_table.slice(i, 1).to_pydict()) for i in range(pa_table.num_rows)))
-                        yield f"{file_idx}_{batch_idx}", self._cast_table(pa_table)
-                except ValueError as e:
-                    logger.error(f"Failed to read file '{file}' with error {type(e)}: {e}")
-                    raise
+                    batches = pa.ipc.open_stream(data_memory_map)
+                except pa.lib.ArrowInvalid:
+                    reader = pa.ipc.open_file(data_memory_map)
+                    batches = [reader.get_batch(i) for i in range(reader.num_record_batches)]
+                for batch_idx, record_batch in enumerate(batches):
+                    pa_table = pa.Table.from_batches([record_batch])
+                    # Uncomment for debugging (will print the Arrow table size and elements)
+                    # logger.warning(f"pa_table: {pa_table} num rows: {pa_table.num_rows}")
+                    # logger.warning('\n'.join(str(pa_table.slice(i, 1).to_pydict()) for i in range(pa_table.num_rows)))
+                    yield f"{file_idx}_{batch_idx}", self._cast_table(pa_table)
+            except ValueError as e:
+                logger.error(f"Failed to read file '{file}' with error {type(e)}: {e}")
+                raise