diff --git a/ci/test_python_other.sh b/ci/test_python_other.sh
index 8f330eb9a30..e69fbd52107 100755
--- a/ci/test_python_other.sh
+++ b/ci/test_python_other.sh
@@ -40,14 +40,10 @@ rapids-logger "pytest custreamz"
   --cov-report=xml:"${RAPIDS_COVERAGE_DIR}/custreamz-coverage.xml" \
   --cov-report=term
 
-# Note that cudf-polars uses rmm.mr.CudaAsyncMemoryResource() which allocates
-# half the available memory. This doesn't play well with multiple workers, so
-# we keep --numprocesses=1 for now. This should be resolved by
-# https://github.com/rapidsai/cudf/issues/16723.
 rapids-logger "pytest cudf-polars"
 ./ci/run_cudf_polars_pytests.sh \
   --junitxml="${RAPIDS_TESTS_DIR}/junit-cudf-polars.xml" \
-  --numprocesses=1 \
+  --numprocesses=6 \
   --dist=worksteal \
   --cov-config=./pyproject.toml \
   --cov=cudf_polars \
diff --git a/python/cudf_polars/tests/conftest.py b/python/cudf_polars/tests/conftest.py
index 3537a66d938..2b445a0a85c 100644
--- a/python/cudf_polars/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/python/cudf_polars/tests/conftest.py
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import os
-
 import pytest
 
-DISTRIBUTED_CLUSTER_KEY = pytest.StashKey[dict]()
+import cudf_polars.callback
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(params=[False, True], ids=["no_nulls", "nulls"], scope="session")
@@ -14,6 +12,20 @@ def with_nulls(request):
     return request.param
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def clear_memory_resource_cache():
+    """
+    Clear the cudf_polars.callback.default_memory_resource cache before and after a test.
+
+    This function caches memory resources for the duration of the process. Any test that
+    creates a pool (e.g. ``CudaAsyncMemoryResource``) should use this fixture to ensure that
+    the pool is freed after the test.
+    """
+    cudf_polars.callback.default_memory_resource.cache_clear()
+    yield
+    cudf_polars.callback.default_memory_resource.cache_clear()
+
+
 def pytest_addoption(parser):
     parser.addoption(
         "--executor",
@@ -57,33 +69,3 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
     cudf_polars.testing.asserts.DEFAULT_BLOCKSIZE_MODE = config.getoption(
         "--blocksize-mode"
     )
-
-
-def pytest_sessionstart(session):
-    if (
-        session.config.getoption("--scheduler") == "distributed"
-        and session.config.getoption("--executor") == "streaming"
-    ):
-        from dask import config
-        from dask.distributed import Client
-        from dask_cuda import LocalCUDACluster
-
-        # Avoid "Sending large graph of size ..." warnings
-        # (We expect these for tests using literal/random arrays)
-        config.set({"distributed.admin.large-graph-warning-threshold": "20MB"})
-
-        n_workers = int(os.environ.get("CUDF_POLARS_NUM_WORKERS", "1"))
-        cluster = LocalCUDACluster(n_workers=n_workers)
-        client = Client(cluster)
-        session.stash[DISTRIBUTED_CLUSTER_KEY] = {"cluster": cluster, "client": client}
-
-
-def pytest_sessionfinish(session):
-    if DISTRIBUTED_CLUSTER_KEY in session.stash:
-        cluster_info = session.stash[DISTRIBUTED_CLUSTER_KEY]
-        client = cluster_info.get("client")
-        cluster = cluster_info.get("cluster")
-        if client is not None:
-            client.shutdown()
-        if cluster is not None:
-            cluster.close()
diff --git a/python/cudf_polars/tests/experimental/conftest.py b/python/cudf_polars/tests/experimental/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c01c82a4a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/cudf_polars/tests/experimental/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def dask_cluster(pytestconfig, worker_id):
+    if (
+        pytestconfig.getoption("--scheduler") == "distributed"
+        and pytestconfig.getoption("--executor") == "streaming"
+    ):
+        worker_count = int(os.environ.get("PYTEST_XDIST_WORKER_COUNT", "0"))
+        from dask import config
+        from dask_cuda import LocalCUDACluster
+
+        # Avoid "Sending large graph of size ..." warnings
+        # (We expect these for tests using literal/random arrays)
+        config.set({"distributed.admin.large-graph-warning-threshold": "20MB"})
+        if worker_count > 0:
+            # Avoid port conflicts with multiple test runners
+            worker_index = int(worker_id.removeprefix("gw"))
+            scheduler_port = 8800 + worker_index
+            dashboard_address = 8900 + worker_index
+        else:
+            scheduler_port = None
+            dashboard_address = None
+
+        n_workers = int(os.environ.get("CUDF_POLARS_NUM_WORKERS", "1"))
+
+        with (
+            LocalCUDACluster(
+                n_workers=n_workers,
+                scheduler_port=scheduler_port,
+                dashboard_address=dashboard_address,
+            ) as cluster,
+            cluster.get_client(),
+        ):
+            yield
+    else:
+        yield
diff --git a/python/cudf_polars/tests/test_config.py b/python/cudf_polars/tests/test_config.py
index a984054fbf5..ba0f2505d79 100644
--- a/python/cudf_polars/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/python/cudf_polars/tests/test_config.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ def test_invalid_memory_resource_raises(mr):
     reason="managed memory not supported",
 )
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("enable_managed_memory", ["1", "0"])
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("clear_memory_resource_cache")
 def test_cudf_polars_enable_disable_managed_memory(monkeypatch, enable_managed_memory):
     q = pl.LazyFrame({"a": [1, 2, 3]})