diff --git a/src/daft-core/src/array/ops/concat.rs b/src/daft-core/src/array/ops/concat.rs
index 36addc91fa..58906ae2a4 100644
--- a/src/daft-core/src/array/ops/concat.rs
+++ b/src/daft-core/src/array/ops/concat.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,61 @@ use common_error::{DaftError, DaftResult};
 #[cfg(feature = "python")]
 use crate::array::pseudo_arrow::PseudoArrowArray;
 
+macro_rules! impl_variable_length_concat {
+    ($fn_name:ident, $arrow_type:ty, $create_fn: ident) => {
+        fn $fn_name(arrays: &[&dyn arrow2::array::Array]) -> DaftResult<Box<$arrow_type>> {
+            let mut num_rows: usize = 0;
+            let mut num_bytes: usize = 0;
+            let mut need_validity = false;
+            for arr in arrays {
+                let arr = arr.as_any().downcast_ref::<$arrow_type>().unwrap();
+
+                num_rows += arr.len();
+                num_bytes += arr.values().len();
+                need_validity |= arr.validity().map(|v| v.unset_bits() > 0).unwrap_or(false);
+            }
+            let mut offsets = arrow2::offset::Offsets::<i64>::with_capacity(num_rows);
+
+            let mut validity = if need_validity {
+                Some(arrow2::bitmap::MutableBitmap::with_capacity(num_rows))
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+            let mut buffer = Vec::<u8>::with_capacity(num_bytes);
+
+            for arr in arrays {
+                let arr = arr.as_any().downcast_ref::<$arrow_type>().unwrap();
+                offsets.try_extend_from_slice(arr.offsets(), 0, arr.len())?;
+                if let Some(ref mut bitmap) = validity {
+                    if let Some(b) = arr.validity() {
+                        bitmap.extend_from_bitmap(b);
+                    } else {
+                        bitmap.extend_constant(arr.len(), true);
+                    }
+                }
+                buffer.extend_from_slice(arr.values().as_slice());
+            }
+            let dtype = arrays.first().unwrap().data_type().clone();
+            #[allow(unused_unsafe)]
+            let result_array = unsafe {
+                <$arrow_type>::$create_fn(
+                    dtype,
+                    offsets.into(),
+                    buffer.into(),
+                    validity.map(|v| v.into()),
+                )
+            }?;
+            Ok(Box::new(result_array))
+        }
+    };
+}
+impl_variable_length_concat!(
+    utf8_concat,
+    arrow2::array::Utf8Array<i64>,
+    try_new_unchecked
+);
+impl_variable_length_concat!(binary_concat, arrow2::array::BinaryArray<i64>, try_new);
+
 impl<T> DataArray<T>
 where
     T: DaftPhysicalType,
@@ -41,6 +96,14 @@ where
                 ));
                 DataArray::new(field.clone(), cat_array)
             }
+            crate::DataType::Utf8 => {
+                let cat_array = utf8_concat(arrow_arrays.as_slice())?;
+                DataArray::new(field.clone(), cat_array)
+            }
+            crate::DataType::Binary => {
+                let cat_array = binary_concat(arrow_arrays.as_slice())?;
+                DataArray::new(field.clone(), cat_array)
+            }
             _ => {
                 let cat_array: Box<dyn Array> =
                     arrow2::compute::concatenate::concatenate(arrow_arrays.as_slice())?;
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/test_concat.py b/tests/benchmarks/test_concat.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f11b9dd5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/test_concat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import uuid
+
+from daft.series import Series
+
+
+def test_string_concat(benchmark) -> None:
+    NUM_ROWS = 100_000
+    data = Series.from_pylist([str(uuid.uuid4()) for _ in range(NUM_ROWS)])
+    to_concat = [data] * 100
+
+    def bench_concat() -> Series:
+        return Series.concat(to_concat)
+
+    benchmark(bench_concat)