diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/schema.cc b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/schema.cc
index ec3890a41f..943f69bb6c 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/schema.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/schema.cc
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static Status GetTimestampMetadata(const ::arrow::TimestampType& type,

   // The user is explicitly asking for Impala int96 encoding, there is no
   // logical type.
-  if (arrow_properties.support_deprecated_int96_timestamps()) {
+  if (arrow_properties.support_deprecated_int96_timestamps() && target_unit == ::arrow::TimeUnit::NANO) {
     *physical_type = ParquetType::INT96;
     return Status::OK();
   }

diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader.cc b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader.cc
index 285e2a5973..aa6f92f077 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/reader.cc
@@ -1013,25 +1013,32 @@ Status FileReaderImpl::GetRecordBatchReader(const std::vector<int>& row_groups,
     return Status::OK();
   }

-  int64_t num_rows = 0;
+  std::vector<int64_t> num_rows;
   for (int row_group : row_groups) {
-    num_rows += parquet_reader()->metadata()->RowGroup(row_group)->num_rows();
+    num_rows.push_back(parquet_reader()->metadata()->RowGroup(row_group)->num_rows());
   }

   using ::arrow::RecordBatchIterator;
+  int row_group_idx = 0;

   // NB: This lambda will be invoked outside the scope of this call to
   // `GetRecordBatchReader()`, so it must capture `readers` and `batch_schema` by value.
   // `this` is a non-owning pointer so we are relying on the parent FileReader outliving
   // this RecordBatchReader.
   ::arrow::Iterator<RecordBatchIterator> batches = ::arrow::MakeFunctionIterator(
-      [readers, batch_schema, num_rows,
+      [readers, batch_schema, num_rows, row_group_idx,
        this]() mutable -> ::arrow::Result<RecordBatchIterator> {
         ::arrow::ChunkedArrayVector columns(readers.size());

-        // don't reserve more rows than necessary
-        int64_t batch_size = std::min(properties().batch_size(), num_rows);
-        num_rows -= batch_size;
+        int64_t batch_size = 0;
+        if (!num_rows.empty()) {
+          // don't reserve more rows than necessary
+          batch_size = std::min(properties().batch_size(), num_rows[row_group_idx]);
+          num_rows[row_group_idx] -= batch_size;
+          if (num_rows[row_group_idx] == 0 && (num_rows.size() - 1) != row_group_idx) {
+            row_group_idx++;
+          }
+        }

         RETURN_NOT_OK(::arrow::internal::OptionalParallelFor(
             reader_properties_.use_threads(), static_cast<int>(readers.size()),
diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.cc b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.cc
index 4fd7ef1b47..87326a54f1 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.cc
@@ -314,6 +314,14 @@ class FileWriterImpl : public FileWriter {
     return Status::OK();
   }

+  int64_t GetBufferedSize() override {
+    if (row_group_writer_ == nullptr) {
+      return 0;
+    }
+    return row_group_writer_->total_compressed_bytes() +
+      row_group_writer_->total_compressed_bytes_written();
+  }
+
   Status Close() override {
     if (!closed_) {
       // Make idempotent
@@ -418,10 +426,13 @@ class FileWriterImpl : public FileWriter {

     // Max number of rows allowed in a row group.
     const int64_t max_row_group_length = this->properties().max_row_group_length();
+    const int64_t max_row_group_size = this->properties().max_row_group_size();

     // Initialize a new buffered row group writer if necessary.
     if (row_group_writer_ == nullptr || !row_group_writer_->buffered() ||
-        row_group_writer_->num_rows() >= max_row_group_length) {
+        row_group_writer_->num_rows() >= max_row_group_length ||
+        (row_group_writer_->total_compressed_bytes_written() +
+         row_group_writer_->total_compressed_bytes() >= max_row_group_size)) {
       RETURN_NOT_OK(NewBufferedRowGroup());
     }

diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.h b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.h
index 4a1a033a7b..0f13d05e44 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.h
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/arrow/writer.h
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT FileWriter {
   /// option in this case.
   virtual ::arrow::Status WriteRecordBatch(const ::arrow::RecordBatch& batch) = 0;

+  /// \brief Return the buffered size in bytes.
+  virtual int64_t GetBufferedSize() = 0;
+
   /// \brief Write the footer and close the file.
   virtual ::arrow::Status Close() = 0;
   virtual ~FileWriter();
diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/properties.h b/cpp/src/parquet/properties.h
index 4d3acb491e..3906ff3c59 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/properties.h
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/properties.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ static constexpr bool DEFAULT_IS_DICTIONARY_ENABLED = true;
 static constexpr int64_t DEFAULT_DICTIONARY_PAGE_SIZE_LIMIT = kDefaultDataPageSize;
 static constexpr int64_t DEFAULT_WRITE_BATCH_SIZE = 1024;
 static constexpr int64_t DEFAULT_MAX_ROW_GROUP_LENGTH = 1024 * 1024;
+static constexpr int64_t DEFAULT_MAX_ROW_GROUP_SIZE = 128 * 1024 * 1024;
 static constexpr bool DEFAULT_ARE_STATISTICS_ENABLED = true;
 static constexpr int64_t DEFAULT_MAX_STATISTICS_SIZE = 4096;
 static constexpr Encoding::type DEFAULT_ENCODING = Encoding::UNKNOWN;
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
           dictionary_pagesize_limit_(DEFAULT_DICTIONARY_PAGE_SIZE_LIMIT),
           write_batch_size_(DEFAULT_WRITE_BATCH_SIZE),
           max_row_group_length_(DEFAULT_MAX_ROW_GROUP_LENGTH),
+          max_row_group_size_(DEFAULT_MAX_ROW_GROUP_SIZE),
           pagesize_(kDefaultDataPageSize),
           version_(ParquetVersion::PARQUET_2_6),
           data_page_version_(ParquetDataPageVersion::V1),
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
           dictionary_pagesize_limit_(properties.dictionary_pagesize_limit()),
           write_batch_size_(properties.write_batch_size()),
           max_row_group_length_(properties.max_row_group_length()),
+          max_row_group_size_(properties.max_row_group_size()),
           pagesize_(properties.data_pagesize()),
           version_(properties.version()),
           data_page_version_(properties.data_page_version()),
@@ -321,6 +324,13 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
       return this;
     }

+    /// Specify the max bytes size to put in a single row group.
+    /// Default 128 M.
+    Builder* max_row_group_size(int64_t max_row_group_size) {
+      max_row_group_size_ = max_row_group_size;
+      return this;
+    }
+
     /// Specify the data page size.
     /// Default 1MB.
     Builder* data_pagesize(int64_t pg_size) {
@@ -664,7 +674,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {

       return std::shared_ptr<WriterProperties>(new WriterProperties(
           pool_, dictionary_pagesize_limit_, write_batch_size_, max_row_group_length_,
-          pagesize_, version_, created_by_, page_checksum_enabled_,
+          max_row_group_size_, pagesize_, version_, created_by_, page_checksum_enabled_,
           std::move(file_encryption_properties_), default_column_properties_,
           column_properties, data_page_version_, store_decimal_as_integer_,
           std::move(sorting_columns_)));
@@ -675,6 +685,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
     int64_t dictionary_pagesize_limit_;
     int64_t write_batch_size_;
     int64_t max_row_group_length_;
+    int64_t max_row_group_size_;
     int64_t pagesize_;
     ParquetVersion::type version_;
     ParquetDataPageVersion data_page_version_;
@@ -705,6 +716,8 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {

   inline int64_t max_row_group_length() const { return max_row_group_length_; }

+  inline int64_t max_row_group_size() const { return max_row_group_size_; }
+
   inline int64_t data_pagesize() const { return pagesize_; }

   inline ParquetDataPageVersion data_page_version() const {
@@ -810,7 +823,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
  private:
   explicit WriterProperties(
       MemoryPool* pool, int64_t dictionary_pagesize_limit, int64_t write_batch_size,
-      int64_t max_row_group_length, int64_t pagesize, ParquetVersion::type version,
+      int64_t max_row_group_length, int64_t max_row_group_size, int64_t pagesize, ParquetVersion::type version,
       const std::string& created_by, bool page_write_checksum_enabled,
       std::shared_ptr<FileEncryptionProperties> file_encryption_properties,
       const ColumnProperties& default_column_properties,
@@ -821,6 +834,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
         dictionary_pagesize_limit_(dictionary_pagesize_limit),
         write_batch_size_(write_batch_size),
         max_row_group_length_(max_row_group_length),
+        max_row_group_size_(max_row_group_size),
         pagesize_(pagesize),
         parquet_data_page_version_(data_page_version),
         parquet_version_(version),
@@ -836,6 +850,7 @@ class PARQUET_EXPORT WriterProperties {
   int64_t dictionary_pagesize_limit_;
   int64_t write_batch_size_;
   int64_t max_row_group_length_;
+  int64_t max_row_group_size_;
   int64_t pagesize_;
   ParquetDataPageVersion parquet_data_page_version_;
   ParquetVersion::type parquet_version_;
diff --git a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
--- a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
@@ -981,6 +981,11 @@ if(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
   list(APPEND EP_COMMON_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE})
 endif()

+# Compatibility with bundled dependencies that require old CMake versions.
+if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.30")
+  list(APPEND EP_COMMON_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5)
+endif()
+
 # and crosscompiling emulator (for try_run() )
 if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR)
   string(REPLACE ";" ${EP_LIST_SEPARATOR} EP_CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR